* Syrian champion boxer shot in gunfire in Hama * Was halfway through trials for London Olympics * But may never compete again due to wounds WITTEN, Germany, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Syria's champion boxerNasser al-Shami was halfway to qualifying for the LondonOlympics when he was injured by gunfire in the central city ofHama. Now he may never compete again. Al-Shami, who won a bronze medal in Athens in 2004, was shotin the leg by a stray bullet last year while driving hisbrother's wife to hospital as government troops began to closein, t h e charity that helped him get treatment said. ...
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